Evolution: social selection for eccentricity.
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serval:BIB_C2EC0B27728B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
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Publications
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Title
Evolution: social selection for eccentricity.
Journal
Current biology
ISSN
0960-9822 (Print)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
14/12/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
23
Pages
R1003-4
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The dress code of paper wasps, like that of humans, is related to their social habits: species with a flexible nest-founding strategy have highly variable black-and-yellow markings. This color polymorphism facilitates individual recognition and might have been selected to permit complex social interactions.
Keywords
Animals, Biological Evolution, Nesting Behavior/physiology, Pattern Recognition, Physiological/physiology, Phylogeny, Pigmentation/physiology, Selection, Genetic, Social Behavior, Wasps/physiology
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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